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J. GARAMI.

DISPLAY DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.26. I918.

1,31 1,601, I Patented July 29, 1919.

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J. GARAMI.

DISPLAY DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-26.1918. 1. ,3 1 1,601 Patented July 29, 1919.

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J. G'ARAMI.

DISPLAY DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-26.1918

Patented July 29, 1919.

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J. GARAMI.

DISPLAY DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-26.1918.

Patented July 29, 1919.

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- parts broken away to 'rn; sa'rns ATE eerie JOSEPH GARAMI, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF T0 SARA STEINER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

DISPLAY DEVICE.

' Patented July 29, 1919.

Application filed August 26, 1918. Serial No. 251,462.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Josnrr-r GARAMI, a subject of the King of Hungary, residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented new and useful Improvements in Display Devices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to mechanical display devices, and the principal objects of the invention are :(1) to provide a mechanically operated display device of a patriotic character to be used in connection with campaigns for the sale of Liberty Bonds and far Saving Stamps, and for securing contributions to the Red Cross and in analogous activities; (2) to provide a display device including oppositely rotatable disks on which may be painted or otherwise produced messages, pictures, or other data, the disks being so designed and arranged that when put in operation, the data or pictures on one disk will be displayed or visualized in proper sequence as answers or responses to the messages or matter provided on the other disk; and (3) to provide a display device of the fOIegOing character having mechanism for intermittently operating the data disks in opposite directions and also for producing the operation at the desired intervals of hands or arms adapted to indicate or point out. certain data to which it is desired to call particular attention.

With the foregoing objects and others in view, the invention resides in the details of construction and in the arrangement and combination of parts hereinafter described, defined in the claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming a part-of this specification, it beingunderstood that many changes may be made in the size and proportion of the several parts and in the details of construction within the scope of the claims appended hereto without depart ing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

One of the many possible embodiments of the invention 'is illustrated in the accom panying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a View in front elevation of a display device constructed in accordance with the present invention.

.Fig. 2 is a rear elevational view of the same, parts being broken away.

Fig. s a similar view with additional better illustrate the relative arrangement of interior working elements. Fig. 4 is a cross sectional view, taken in the direction of line H of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a fragmental rear elevational view, showing in particular the arrangement of, parts which the indicating, arms and movable display elements are operated.

Fig. 6 is a top plan view of the device. Fig. 7 is a detail view of the disk for actuating the indicating elements.

With more particular reference to the accompanying drawings, the numeral 8 denotes a base-plate or board to the front end of which is secured an upright face plate 9 which is produced preferably of card-board or similar material when the device is made relatively small in size forv a window or'indoor display, and which is made preferably of metal, wood or other similar material whenthe devlce is constructed in relatively large size for an outdoor display. The plate 9 is preferably made or cut with its opposite side edges 10 and 10 inclining somewhat toward each other in irregular outline, as best shown in Fig. 1. 1

The top portions of these sides are cut out or fashioned in conjunction with the top edge 12 to produce the upper portion of the figures or likenesses A and B respectively. Between these figures, the top edge 12 is cut or made to provide the are 13 of the circle or globe '14, which is produced between the figures, by means of painting, printing or otherwise. Within the circle representing the globe, there is painted or otherwise produced continental outlines or such parts thereof as may be necessary in order to illustrate the relative location of the United States and Germany. The figures or likenesses A and B are also preferably produced on the plate 9 by painting. In the present instance the figure A is produced or completed to represent Uncle Sam, while the figure B represents the over-seas military commander of Uncle Sam. As best shown in'Fig. 4:,the front'plate 9 is braced with respectto the bottom plate 8 by means of a side plate 15. I

Secured by means of screws as 16 or other- Wise to the bottom plate .8, spacedly behind the face plate 9, is a U-shaped frame, the sides 17 and 18 of which lie parallel'to the front plate 9. Journaled at 19in the side 18 and extending transversely through a suitable opening in opposite side 17 trally in a- 1s an opening in which is lOoseIyarranged a pin 24, the inner end of Whichis reduced and threaded within the square end 21. Engaged with this pin is a collar or flange 25. adapted to bear against the display disk 22 to secure the same in position upon the shaft 29: for rotation therewith. Loosely mounted upon the shaft 20 is asleeve 26 which 'al-so extends through the opening in the side plate 17'and to which is secured in front of said side plate a collar 2' 7. Loosely and centrally mounted around the shaft 20 and pinned to the said collar 2'Zis a second diskdisplay' plate 28, of the same size as the plate 22'. Both of the disk plates are of such size that their marginal face edges will be visualized above the arc edge 13 of the front plate 9 with respect to which they are concentrically mounted.- The disk plates 22 and 28each-have portions of theircircumference concentricallycutaway as at 29 and'BO-respectiVely, the depth of the cuts beingsuch aste synchronize the edges'thereof with the top arc edge 13 of'the face plate 9, and that the uncut marginal edges" 31 and 32', respectively, of the'plates, may be displayed above the said arc edge 13*.

Fast upon the sleeve26 behind: the side 17' of" the 'Ueshaped memberis apinion 33; while fast upon the shaft 20: beyond the sleeve is another pinion '34. Adapted to engage the pinion 33 is a segmental gear 35, fast on ashaft 36, which is rotatably j oun nal'ed in and between the sides 17' and 18.

In meshwith the carried shaft 38 tween'the 1-7 parted: to gear by a segmental wheel 39 car'ried'hy the shaft 36 Under this arrange v Invent ofpar-ts and gearing, the rotary motion ofthe shaft 361isempl oyedto rotate the pinion 34 is a gear-"3'7 also journaled in and be- 7 disks. and 285 intermittently in opposite directions, the relative arrangementof the disks being such that as the reduced: peripheral edge 29 of the disk 22 passes the are 13, the marginal edge 32*;o-f the otherdisk 28' will be displayed above said arc 13; and conversely, also, that as the reduced peripheral; edge 30 of' the disk 28 moves behind the are 13, the marginal edge 31 of the front disk 22- Will-be displayed above said are. Also j-ournaled in and-between the sides 17 and 18 in proper spaced apart posi tionsya're the shafts 40, 41,42, and-43, each provided witha spur gear as 44* and a pinion as 495 the pinion on eacl ishaftb'eingin mesl ceedin-g shaft as follows-r that being ininesh with the spuron shaft ar 'onshaft ,sp ur gear. on shaft 40 "inaled for rotation,

and-l8; Motionis imhell erank'lever. 9 111 from of the triangular shaped display with the spur gear on the next sue-"- 41, that on shaft being in mesh with the ,spur. gear on shaft 42, and that on shaft 42 in mesh witl ,shaft'43 while that on shaft 43 drives the spur-gear 16 carried by the shaft 36, whereby the latter is drive In mesh with the is a pinion 4:? carried by the driving shaft 48, which isalso jourin the sides 17 and 18. be driven by any suitable such as a motor (not be obvious that the train This shaft 48 may source of power shown); and it will of reduction gearing just described is employcd "in orderth at the display disks 22 and 28'm-ay be given relatively slow movement ".In,"

The shaft 36, which'carries the segmental gears 35 and 39, projects beyond the side 18 where it is provided with a disk or cam device 49 having two peripheral faces, 50 and 51. 'Pivoted' to the side 18 at 52' is a lever '53 having a lug 54-, whichrides upon the cam face 51-to engage the recesses 55 therein' Pivotallyconnected with this'lever at 5.6 is a connecting rod 57, the opposite end of which is pivotally co niected at 58 to the crank arm 59, the shaft for which projects forwardly through the face plate 9, and to which is attached on the front side thereof the arm 66 of the figure or likeness B. 1 Fast also with the shaft for the crank arm 59 is a lever 61, to which ispivotally connected at (52 a connecting rod 63, which in turn is pivotally engaged at 6,4 with the crank 6550f the shaft 66,;on which is carried'a "disk display plate 67, the said shaft 6 6 being rotatably secured inthe face plate 9-. To the for-ward end of the rod 63 is pivoted at -68 theen-d of "a bell crank lever 69, supported on'a pin 70 projecting from the rearside of the face plate The oppo side end of this bellcr-ank lever is provided with a slot 71, inwhich worksa pin 72 cariied' by the triangular-shaped display plate 7.3; I In this display plate are alined slots as 74 receptive of' pins as 75projectirig-from the rearbf' the face plate 9-, and by which the display plate is mounted for vertical sliding movement under the operation of the Through the face plate plate '1 3 is anelongated areuate opening-'76; jT'his display plate-"7'3 ishereinshown as having "provided on eace, in such position 'that when the display plate is in'elevated posit-ion, the said word Peace will; be concealed behindtheface plate, and when in lowered position, the saidword will be displayed through the opening 76. Y

Cut also through the face plate 9 in front of the display disk 67' is an opening 7 7. On the front side of this di'play di'sk, 'as herein shown, are the "words Autocracy and Democracy, the same being arranged on the spur gear on its front face "the 1 word said plate in such manner with respect to parts, a pair of independently rotatable said opening 77, that when one of the words disks arranged behind the face-plate paralis displayed through said opening, the other lel therewith and provided with marginal is concealed behind the front plate. Now portions adapted to be displayed above the 5 the said display plates 67 and73 are-opercurved top edge, mechanism for rotating 7o ated by the mechanism controlled by the said disks in opposite directions, and means cam disk 49 in such manner that when operable by said mechanism for actuating Peace and Democracy are concealed besaid movable indicating elements in timed hind the front plate 9, the word Autocracy relation with respect to the rotation of said 10 will be displayed; and conversely, that when disks.

Autocracy is concealed, the words Peace 2. A display device of the character deand Democracy will be displayed. scribed including a base-plate, a face-plate Riding on the cam face is the rounded rising therefrom and provided with a curved end 7 8 of the lever 79, pivoted at to the top edge and with openings, a pair of rota- 15 side 18. Pivotally engaged with this level table disks mounted behind said face-plate go at 81 is a connecting rod 82, which is pivoted in parallelism therewith and provided with at 83 to the crank 84, the shaft 85 of which marginal portions adapted to be displayed projects through the face plate 9, and carries above the curved top edge, movable indicaton the front side thereof the arm 86 for the ing elements combined with said face-plate 20 figure or likeness A. Now the relative aron the front side thereof, movable display 85 rangement of the said arms 60 and'86 and plates arranged on the rear side of said facethe mechanism for operating the same 7 are plate to display features or data behind the such that each will be elevated to indicate or openings therein, mechanism for rotating point out the marginal edge of the revolving said disks in opposite directions, and means 25 disk as it is displayed above the are 13. operable by said mechanism for actuating 90 Thus, for instance, when any message or said indicating elements and said display other data is displayed on the marginal edge plates in timed relation with respect to the 32 of the disk 28, which revolves away from rotation of said disks. the figure B, the arm 60 of said fig re will 3.1 1 a display device'of the character 30 e elevated to indicate the same or such parts described, a face-plate provided with a thereof as it is desired especially to point curved top edge forming a segment of a cut; and similarly, when messages or data circle and with a figure outstanding on each painted on th marginal dge 1 f h other side of said segment, movable arm elements disk 22, which rotate away from the fig re for said figures on the front side of said 35 is di p y the rm 86 Will be elevated face-plate adapted to point out displayed to indicate the same or such parts thereof as parts, a pair of rotatable disks arrange desir dbehind said face-plate and provided with Now in the present embodiment of the 1ni l ti d t d t b di m d Vehtioh, Oh the marglhal edge 32 there y above said curved top edge, mechanism for 40 be Painted Produced yi Suitable rotating said disks so that the matter on the pp q p e and Oh the marginal responsive to that on the marginal portion edge 31 may b p p 1 Otherwise P of the other disk, and means connected with duced pictures of ships, troops, eann Il a said arm indicating elements and adapted Sage from the figure B l'eqheeting p marginal portion of one disk may appear as 45 the lik S h t h the device is in P to be operated by said mechanism whereby tion, the same will appear as an immedla to acuate said arm indicating elements in sp from fig A to the message of timed relation with respect to each other figure B. The r la ive arrang me 0f and also with respect to the rotation of said parts is further such that when the message di ks,

50 of request is displayed, and pointed out by 4. In a device of the character described, the arm of the figure B, Autocracy will be a face-plate formed with a curved top edge displayed through the opening 77 of the comprising the segment of a circle and with front plate 9; and also that when the rea figure outstanding on each side of the segsponding message on marginal edge 31 ment, said face-plate being provided with 55 passes or has passed from the figure A to openings, movable arm elements combined figure B, Democracy and Peace will be with said figures on the front side of said displayed instead of Autocracy. face-plate, a pair of disks rotatably mounted Having thus described my invention, what behind said face-plate in parallelism there- I claim is with, said disks being formed with marginal 60 1. A display device of the character deportions adapted to be displayed above the scribed including a base-plate, a face-plate curved top edge, movable display plates arrising therefrom and provided with conranged behind said face-plate to display fronting figures and a curyed top edge there matter through the openings therein, mecha between, movable indicating elements comnism for rotating said disks, and means opea bined with the figures te point out displayed erahle by said mechanism for controlling lac the operation of said indicating arm elelllQllt$ and said display plates in timed rek tior with respeet 130 the rotebion 01:" said disks. 5,, In a display device of the character cleee ihed, the co ib-ineti;;1 of 2 iacerplgite prowided; with movable elements, a pair of inha ee d ke-e eng d beh nd e d ecepslzi in pemflelim th re to i pl y matter above the top edge of said face-plate, m hanism for n erm e y meet g s d disks opposite d iee e m mane eonne ted ith aid movabl elem nt d peragted by said; mechanism by which to aetue s d mova e l m ts n imed ,relad n w th ir epee 1 ea h e her and with ee peet. t ish n tati n of eei l diske e d shy de i e of he eh raete deseribed, the eem iieti n ef fie e p e provid d wi h. meve le lements, a p ir of d sp ay d sk a ranged e ind the eee-pate and pro ided. with. PQliGiQI adep ed; e be d P -y eve the tee edge of t e face:

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me nsiconnected ithmemble elements and eomanelled by the ep meion of said meehanism by Whieh130 aetuete said movable elem,ants in; timed relation with respect to ihe intermittent moyeme ts 10f said disks.

1. In a ;ispl,a y=device of the character deerib d, t e mbi iatien e e, faceplate pre- Yided with :epe iings vt-hereth ough, movable indicating elements arranged on the. front side ef said ie rpl te, m m l i pl y pletee z p rei-iged on'the rear side 01" said faceplate adapted a e disp ay matter through t opehinge, thexein a; pair -f rota/table disks mounted; behind; f ea-id face-plate in parailel therewith, saidy disks being provided Wi hmergin l poi-time adapted t di pl y matt r e eYe th -tee ef'se d ce-p mech -Ji ism fen intermittently rotating; said .-QPP $i d iie ei ne, e d m an 11- neeted wiih said eveble elemee bh en h iron-t Mid en the near sides o aid f eplate i led eont golled by the operation of said me henism. y Whi h to eetue s id meva e elemen s n; med rele n wi h r spect to ea h oitheren wit ize i e t oe h move- 1m6 1$- f said Iii teaeim ny W l- QOf-I h ve my name he .tiliiiis spe ificat n- J GARAMI.

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